Why Relationships Matter

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When you find the right partner, connecting feels easy.

When rough edges inevitably present, you may want to deny the difficulties.

As you keep it on the surface, depth of connection is lost and eventual relationship rupture occurs.

Embracing the rupture brings about internal and shared freedom.

For most people, it’s easy to remember how arduous dating can feel: the self-evaluating, the disappointment, the sense of trying to make something fit that doesn’t quite fit. This is why when you do find the right partner, it can feel magical; the puzzle pieces of two separate selves naturally, smoothly, and effortlessly interlocking. The relief and ease of this experience is exhilarating and engenders a desire to commit and plan a future together.

Over time, inevitably, the edges of the puzzle that don’t naturally align begin to expose themselves—this can be emotional differences between you and your partner, differences in managing conflict, family of origin differences, differences in need for fun and stimulation—the list is long. However, the edges present, most couples eventually stumble upon them.

The way a couple manages these rough edges makes all the........

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